Chief Operating Engineer

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the following qualifications: Education, Essential Experience.

Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.

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Candidates MUST submit their application through the online system available at: GC jobs. Applications submitted in any other format will not be accepted. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the PSRS online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

Work environment

The Technical Services, Prairie Region, of Correctional Service Canada is a stimulating and dynamic environment whose mission is to ensure the operation, compliance and sustainability of a real estate portfolio of more than $ 8 billion dollars in an operational environment . We are responsible for institutions and penitentiary clusters as well as parole offices and community correctional centers located throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The facilities we manage are diverse such as buildings and structures, building mechanics systems, electrical distribution networks, infrastructures, generators, oil tanks, thermal power stations, water treatment and purification plants, roads, fences and barriers, and automobile fleets to name only those.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff positions of various tenures including permanent or temporary.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
➤ A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
➤Valid 2nd Class Power Engineer Certification in Canada or
➤Valid 3rd Class Power Engineer Certification* in Canada may be considered at some plants.

* 3rd Class candidates who have passed a portion of their 2nd Class exams may be considered for 2nd Class required locations. Indeterminate appointment to the position will be dependant on ability to achieve a full second class designation within a designated timeframe agreed upon by CSC and the individual.

Note to applicants: Must be able to be licensed in the province of employment

Experience:
➤ Recent* experience operating high pressure steam boiler(s) and/or high pressure process, at or above the class being applied for.
➤ Recent* experience in supervision of employees and contractors.

*Recent experience is defined as at least 2 of the last 5 years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
➤ Completion of a Post Secondary College Certificate or Diploma program.
➤ Successful completion of any work-related continuing education courses related to relevant facilities maintenance or workplace safety.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
➤ Completion of an apprenticeship accreditation program, resulting in a trade or technical certification relevant to facilities maintenance/management.

Experience:
➤ Experience in:
• Financial resources management;
• Human resources management;
• Project management;
• Managing shift schedules.
➤ Experience working in a correctional facility.
➤ Experience supervising the operations of HVAC, water treatment or pressure (steam, hot water, etc.) systems.
➤ Experience supervising the delivery of infrastructure or equipment maintenance and/or construction services to a large facility*.

* Facility is defined as a building and grounds which are similar in size to a correctional institution, hospital, airport, shopping mall, or college campus.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Abilities:
➤ Ability to analyze and evaluate situations and to provide solutions.
➤ Ability to supervise the delivery of infrastructure and equipment maintenance services to a facility*.
➤ Ability to communicate effectively orally
➤ Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

*Facility is defined as a building and grounds which are similar in size to a correctional institution, hospital, airport, shopping mall, or college campus.

Personal Suitability:
➤ Values and ethics - Serving through integrity and respect.
➤ Strategic thinking - Innovating through analysis and ideas.
➤ Engagement - Mobilizing people, organizations, partners.
➤ Management excellence - Delivering through action management, people management, financial management

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.
To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
➤ Willingness and ability to travel to various locations.
➤ Willingness to work within correctional facilities.
➤ Willingness to work with/or instruct inmates where applicable
➤ Willingness to work overtime, holidays and shift-work for a 24/7 institutional establishment

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Valid Driver’s Licence

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their responses that they meet the essential education and experience qualifications. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out and rejected from the process.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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